King County Passes 300 Coronavirus Deaths, 4,620 Cases
SEATTLE, WA — Public Health - Seattle & King County are reporting 7 new deaths and 71 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the total to 303 deaths and 4,620 cases county-wide.
Of the 303 deaths, 282 were patients 60 or older. Of those, 169 were patients over 80. Doctors say anyone over 60 is at higher risk with the virus, as are patients with any underlying health conditions or respiratory issues.
The county can confirm how many people have gotten sick, but can't say how many patients they are testing overall because of an ongoing issue in the state's data system. They say the system was not built to track negative test results, and trying to do so has bogged it down. The health department says they are working diligently to get the latest test numbers available and fix the system as quickly as possible.
The confirmed coronavirus cases in King County can be broken down as follows:
Auburn: 228 cases (5 deaths)
Bellevue: 248 cases (13 deaths)
Black Diamond: 8 cases
Bothell: 67 cases (10 deaths)
Burien: 114 cases (4 deaths)
Clyde Hill: 6 cases
Covington: 50 cases (1 death)
Des Moines: 82 cases
Duvall: 8 cases (1 death)
Enumclaw: 63 cases (12 deaths)
Federal Way: 207 cases (2 deaths)
Issaquah: 125 cases (19 deaths)
Kenmore: 58 cases (4 deaths)
Kent: 315 cases (15 deaths)
Kirkland: 240 cases (38 deaths)
Lake Forest Park: 21 cases
Maple Valley: 47 cases (1 death)
Medina: 11 cases
Mercer Island: 66 cases (3 deaths)
Milton: 3 cases (2 deaths)
Newcastle: 18 cases
Normandy Park: 9 cases
North Bend: 20 cases (2 deaths)
Pacific: 10 cases
Redmond: 177 cases (30 deaths)
Renton: 351 cases (14 deaths)
Sammamish: 55 cases (3 deaths)
Seatac: 70 cases (4 deaths)
Seattle: 1,455 cases (70 deaths)
Shoreline: 210 cases (26 deaths)
Snoqualmie: 19 cases
Tukwila: 63 cases
Woodinville: 70 cases (9 deaths)
A complete breakdown of the data from King County can be found here.
This article originally appeared on the Seattle Patch
